Woodturning 600 pound Maple speaker cone, part 1

[Tony6093]

I don't know what my customer paid for the burl. He bought it from a dealer in Oregon.

[FloppyHatPhotos]

How much would just the wood cost?

Thanks.

[phillywoodusa]

Well, interesting! However, I was wondering that why you didn't use the rasp type grinding wheel that they sell at woodcraft store that woodcarvers use to smooth out the unevenness on the balnk before you take all that time trying to bring the shape to a conical type. It would have made it much easier to load it on the headstock with lesser mass thatn trying to rough it out the way you did it.

[Tony6093]

I trimmed the burl sufficiently with a saw before I started filming. I use an Arbortech for many tasks but with the VB36 lathe there was no problem beginning the shaping on the lathe. I wanted to maintain as much wood as possible and free hand grinding might result in removal where it wasn't necessary. Loading on the head stock is also no challenge with the VB three-bold bayonet type mount; not the typical screw mount found on lesser lathes.

[Buzzsawman]

The parrot acts as though he is gathering mental notes for his next project. HA HA

[kipperdude1]

may I ask how long it took to rough in the blank

[Tony6093]

@kipperdude1 That was a long process, about 40 hours before it turned as a smooth, round shape.

[Tony6093]

He's a Jardine's parrot.

[THSurvivalGear]

HAHA! I just saw that you have a shop mascot watching you in the background... Amazon parrot?